BARKING, England -

End of Tenancy Cleaning — a service provider based in the United Kingdom — recently surveyed 3,230 people from across the globe, asking them, “What are some of the grossest things you have had in your car that you may have forgotten about?”

The results revealed some notable findings that might be quite familiar to repossession agents and their staffs, reinforcing the potential danger representatives encounter when securing personal property.

Topping the list of what owners say they leave in their vehicles are old tissues at 39.1%. The other items listed in the survey results might be considered significantly more gruesome. The rundown includes:

1. Old tissues: 39.1%
2. Old take-away food: 38.6%
3. Urine bottles: 32.2%
4. Receipts: 29.5%
5. Chocolate wrappers: 27.4%
6. Money: 26.1%
7. Old groceries: 25.8%
8. Broken car parts: 23.3%
9. Make-up: 20.7%
10. Used diapers: 18.3%
11. Chewed chewing gum: 12.8%
12. Used condoms: 10.3%
13. Hair (removed from hairbrush): 9.7%
14. Unwashed gym clothes: 8.9%
15. Used towels: 8.7%
16. Used sanitary equipment: 7.9%
17. Magazines: 6.8%
18. Sex toys: 1.8%

The company also asked survey participants how often they clean their vehicle. The frequency breakdown is as follows:

Once a week: 4.0%
Once every two weeks: 6.5%
Once every two/three months: 24.7%
Once every 6 months: 41.7%
Once a year: 7.9%
Every other year: 3.5%
Never: 11.7%